On July 11, 1984, William Foley, Legislative Affairs Officer of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts ("Administrative
Office"), issued a memorandum stating that the Administrative Office would not pay bankruptcy judges because, in its opinion,
Congress had acted unlawfully by awarding retroactive terms of office to the normally presidentially-appointed bankruptcy
judges. In response, on July 13, 1984, four bankruptcy judges sued Foley and the Administrative Office for abuse of power.
The case became commonly known as Lundin v. Foley. The law firm of Kronish, Lieb, Shainswit, Weiner and Hellman (later, Kronish,
Lieb, Weiner and Hellman) represented the bankruptcy judges. Richard Lieb served as the primary attorney on the case. In 1988
the court issued a summary judgment on the grounds that the explicit reason for the suit (i.e. the refusal of Foley to pay
the judges) had been resolved. However, when Foley issued his original memorandum, parties with an interest in other bankruptcy
cases called for a dismissal of their cases or rulings on the grounds that the judges were not lawfully appointed. The bankruptcy
judges in the original suit intervened in these cases on behalf of the presiding bankruptcy judges and, more importantly,
the constituionality of the bankruptcy judge system as a whole. In each case, all of the motions were denied, thereby securing
the bankruptcy judges a clear, unqualified victory. Following the court's decision, the judges sought reimbursement for its
attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act, which allows for plaintiffs who win a case against the government to
be compensated for court costs. The Administrative Office refused to reimburse the judges, arguing that the Equal Access to
Justice Act only covers suits against the Executive Branch, an argument which was upheld by the courts in the original ruling.
The judges appealed and in 1992, the court ruled in favor of them for Lundin v. Foley. However, the judges were denied their
request to recover fees for the related cases. The collection, 1984-1994, includes correspondence, clippings, photocopies
of cases compiled in the course of research, notes, court documents, and other materials regarding the cases for which Kronish,
Lieb represented bankruptcy judges in their lawsuit against the Administrative Office of the United States Courts.

On July 11, 1984, William Foley, Legislative Affairs Officer of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts ("Administrative
Office"), issued a memorandum stating that the Administrative Office would not pay bankruptcy judges because, in its opinion,
Congress had acted unlawfully by awarding retroactive terms of office to the normally presidentially-appointed bankruptcy
judges. In response, on July 13, 1984, four bankruptcy judges sued Foley and the Administrative Office for abuse of power.
The case became commonly known as Lundin v. Foley. The law firm of Kronish, Lieb, Shainswit, Weiner and Hellman (later, Kronish,
Lieb, Weiner and Hellman) represented the bankruptcy judges. Richard Lieb served as the primary attorney on the case. In 1988
the court issued a summary judgment on the grounds that the explicit reason for the suit (i.e. the refusal of Foley to pay
the judges) had been resolved. However, when Foley issued his original memorandum, parties with an interest in other bankruptcy
cases called for a dismissal of their cases or rulings on the grounds that the judges were not lawfully appointed. The bankruptcy
judges in the original suit intervened in these cases on behalf of the presiding bankruptcy judges and, more importantly,
the constituionality of the bankruptcy judge system as a whole. In each case, all of the motions were denied, thereby securing
the bankruptcy judges a clear, unqualified victory. Following the court's decision, the judges sought reimbursement for its
attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act, which allows for plaintiffs who win a case against the government to
be compensated for court costs. The Administrative Office refused to reimburse the judges, arguing that the Equal Access to
Justice Act only covers suits against the Executive Branch, an argument which was upheld by the courts in the original ruling.
The judges appealed and in 1992, the court ruled in favor of them for Lundin v. Foley. However, the judges were denied their
request to recover fees for the related cases. The collection, 1984-1994, includes correspondence, clippings, photocopies
of cases compiled in the course of research, notes, court documents, and other materials regarding the cases for which Kronish,
Lieb represented bankruptcy judges in their lawsuit against the Administrative Office of the United States Courts.

date_facet

1980s 1990s

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language_facet

English

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Kronish, Lieb, Weiner, and Hellman LLP Lundin, Keith M. Norton, William L. Paine, George C., II United States. Administrative
Office of the United States Courts

Ralph H. Kelley (1928-2004) was appointed United States Bankruptcy Judge in the Sixth Federal Judicial Circuit in 1969. In
1993 he retired as Chief Judge of the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee but remained the court’s senior
judge. He was a member of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Clerks and the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, where
he served as President from 1985 to 1986. In 1980, Ralph Kelley was appointed to the Committee on the Budget of the Judicial
Conference of the United States, where he served until 1990. The collection (1967-2004) includes letters and memoranda with
the Administrative Office of the United States, congressional leaders, and bankruptcy judges; programs, promotional material,
and other material relating to seminars, workshops, conferences, and other meetings in which Kelley was invited to participate;
congressional testimony by Kelley before various congressional committees; essays and other writings generated by Kelley;
speeches, lectures, and other presentations created by Kelley; subject files, created and maintained by Kelley, relating to
Kelley's key legislative advocacy, including support for an increase in bankruptcy judgeships, improved salaries and retirement
benefits for bankruptcy judges, and Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code; publications, releases, directories, news clippings,
and other papers not created by Kelley but used by Kelley for reference; and letters, press releases, video material, and
other material commemorating and honoring the life and work of Kelley.

title

Ralph H. Kelley Papers

creator

Kelley, Ralph H. (Ralph Houston), 1928-2004, Creator

id

PU-L.NBA.002

repository

University of Pennsylvania Biddle Law Library

extent

24 linear feet

inclusive date

1967-2004

bulk date

abstract/scope/contents

Ralph H. Kelley (1928-2004) was appointed United States Bankruptcy Judge in the Sixth Federal Judicial Circuit in 1969. In
1993 he retired as Chief Judge of the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee but remained the court’s senior
judge. He was a member of the National Conference of Bankruptcy Clerks and the National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges, where
he served as President from 1985 to 1986. In 1980, Ralph Kelley was appointed to the Committee on the Budget of the Judicial
Conference of the United States, where he served until 1990. The collection (1967-2004) includes letters and memoranda with
the Administrative Office of the United States, congressional leaders, and bankruptcy judges; programs, promotional material,
and other material relating to seminars, workshops, conferences, and other meetings in which Kelley was invited to participate;
congressional testimony by Kelley before various congressional committees; essays and other writings generated by Kelley;
speeches, lectures, and other presentations created by Kelley; subject files, created and maintained by Kelley, relating to
Kelley's key legislative advocacy, including support for an increase in bankruptcy judgeships, improved salaries and retirement
benefits for bankruptcy judges, and Chapter 13 of the Bankruptcy Code; publications, releases, directories, news clippings,
and other papers not created by Kelley but used by Kelley for reference; and letters, press releases, video material, and
other material commemorating and honoring the life and work of Kelley.

date_facet

1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s

bulk_date_facet

language_facet

English

name_facet

Kelley, Ralph H. (Ralph Houston), 1928-2004 National Conference of Bankruptcy Judges (U.S.) United States. Administrative
Office of the United States Courts

This is a collection assembled by the Archives that comprises bankruptcy collections containing approximately a file folder's
extent of materials. Consult the file level of this collection for more information.

title

Small Bankruptcy Collections

creator

id

PU-L.NBA.008

repository

University of Pennsylvania Biddle Law Library

extent

0.3 linear feet (about 30 items)

inclusive date

1916-1946, 1966-2001 and undated

bulk date

abstract/scope/contents

This is a collection assembled by the Archives that comprises bankruptcy collections containing approximately a file folder's
extent of materials. Consult the file level of this collection for more information.

date_facet

bulk_date_facet

language_facet

English

name_facet

Grinstead, W. Carter (William Carter), 1895-1943 United States. Administrative Office of the United States Courts